Two related developments point to a reordering of federal higher‑education oversight: the Education Department is expanding interagency agreements that move grant management and technical assistance duties to other federal agencies, and it has formally withdrawn prior DEI guidance. The interagency pacts reassign responsibilities under ESEA, HEA and Perkins programs to agencies outside the department; Education officials say the changes reduce bureaucracy. Separately, the department’s rescission of DEI guidance removes a policy layer but critics say enforcement tools and other mechanisms remain that could curtail campus DEI work. Legal experts warn the patchwork of interagency arrangements could create compliance confusion for colleges and universities and prompt new litigation over the statutory reach of non‑Education agencies.